Two-Year Anniversary! Celebrating anniversaries includes both recognizing accomplishments and looking ahead. Over the past year, we have had the privilege to collaborate with global educators and scholars as we work towards the MLRC mission to advance educational outcomes for multilingual learners through…
H-FARM International School is the leading educational institution of H-FARM, Europe's premier innovation hub. Located on a 50-hectare campus along the Venetian Lagoon, the school offers a dynamic and future-focused learning environment that nurtures creativity, collaboration, and global citizenship. The campus, open…
In January of this year, I had the distinct pleasure of joining the leadership team at the Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC). I joined a dynamic team of researchers who are deeply engaged in research-practice partnerships across international schools and in researching…
Mari McCarville, Paul Magnuson, and Aaron Deupree Leysin American School (LAS) is an international boarding school in French-speaking Switzerland. The school has 300 students in grades 7 through 12 who come from approximately 50 countries and speak a few dozen different languages.…
Boston School International (BSI) is a dynamic and inclusive school located in Costa del Este, Panama, dedicated to providing an exceptional international education through the International Baccalaureate (IB) framework. The school's mission is to foster a holistic learning environment that nurtures academic…
In April, members of the MLRC team gathered in Denver, Colorado, to attend the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, themed “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.” As always, AERA proved to be a vibrant, intellectually rich experience that…
Join Dr. Esther Bettney Heidt, Dr. Lisa Velarde, and Dr. Ying Chu at the International Symposium on Bilingualism! Translanguaging is an emerging concept in language education that refers to the flexible use of a person’s entire linguistic repertoire to create meaning. It…
The MLRC School Network Glocal Scholar series is part of our commitment to integrate local and global contexts and to explore a range of issues related to the education of multilingual learners. As defined in our recent publication, “Glocal Network Shifts: Exploring…
"Strengthening the Educator Workforce for Multilingual Learners Tool" Connect with the MLRC at MATSOL! Carrie Parker, MLRC co-Director, will lead a workshop presenting "Strengthening the Educator Workforce for Multilingual Learners Tool" at the upcoming MATSOL Conference in Framingham, Massachusetts on May 29 8:30…
"Shifting Perspectives - Rethinking Language Beliefs and Policies in International Schools" Esther Bettney Heidt, MLRC School Network Researcher, and Samantha Olson-Wyman, Colegio Maya Elementary Principal, will present at an upcoming AAIE Global Leaders Conversation on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 08:00 AM…